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Old Apr 22 2008, 1:36 AM
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But maybe the reason people later buy the soundtrack (Encounters, the shining, etc) is because of the movie and the whole "experience", rather than purely the music.
Well, many people I've known who were soundtrack afficionados actually developed quite a keen sense of appreciation for the music completely divorced from its cinematic companion.

So maybe there IS hope for the capacity of the "untrained" listener to appreciate something that involves more than just I-IV-V (and the occassional secondary dominant).
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